Chapter 72: The Beginning of the Air Force (Part I)

Since the construction of the air base, many local people have been watching outside every day, and for them, what can fly is really shocking. It was the same today, and there was a large crowd of people gathered outside the base. This is the Yi area, and in addition to the Han people, there are many Yi people among the onlookers.

"I heard that these are the heavenly soldiers and generals of Chairman Wen......"

"Who is Chairman Wen?"

"Idiot, Chairman Wen doesn't even know, Chairman Wen is the new emperor!"

"No, I heard that the new emperor is a little kid called Xuantong......"

The little emperor of Xuantong was from the Qing Dynasty, and he was the life of an emperor who died in the country. Chairman Wen, his old man is a new emperor!"

"That's right, this Great Qing Kingdom is coming to an end, and now the world is the eighteenth road anti-king, 64 smoke and dust. This little emperor of Xuantong is similar to the last emperor of the Sui Dynasty......"

"You've heard too much about "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties". Where did the Eighteen Roads come from, and the 64 places of smoke and dust? Now that they are all republicans, the leaders of those rebellions are called Overseers, do you understand?"

"What is the name of the new dynasty? Why haven't I heard of it?"

"Our Han people have recaptured the country, of course, it is called the Great Han Dynasty!"

"I heard that it was against the Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty! It should be the Ming Dynasty!"

"What is the Ming Dynasty, the new dynasty has not yet been established. This will have to wait for Chairman Wen to reach Beijing before a new dynasty will be established, and the name of the country has not yet been decided! At that time, it will not be the chairman but the emperor!"

"I understand, this is to learn from Ming Taizu, build high walls, accumulate grain, and slowly become king. High...... It's really high!"

The above is the gossip of the Han people, and the expression of the Yi people is even more exaggerated, many of them carry incense, and when they see an airship landing, they will burn incense and worship.

"Oh...... Oh...... Fetish...... Fetish ......"

"Quick...... Fast...... Hurry up and incense!!"

"Ayi, Ajia, kneel down quickly......"

"Chairman Wen must be a great god descending to earth, and even the gods in the sky can drive ......"

"The stockade of the Sikatou people was broken by this kind of artifact. I saw with my own eyes that they rained thunder and fire from the sky, and half of the huge stockade was blown up at once......"

"They are the legendary kings, the nobles who oppressed us were all arrested by them, and those who were killed were hung at the door of the village to show the public......" ("Nuohe" is equivalent to the Kshatriya class in India, commonly known as the Black Yi, and holds the real power in the Yi area. )

Although the onlookers were excited, they did not dare to cross the white line drawn by the lime on the ground. The contact some time ago has already let them know that although the strangely dressed army in front of them is very amiable and has the legendary Wang Fan'er, it is not a bad person, and once it violates their bottom line, it will be unlucky. A few days ago, a few overly excited guys crossed the line, and they were caught and whipped severely.

Only then did they remember that these GIs were ruthless characters who killed people without blinking. They went from Leshan to Ningyuan Mansion (Xichang), and they killed many people along the way, including the Han landlord Haoqiang, the Yi Zimonohe, as well as bandits, bandits, gangsters, and ruffians, all of whom were purged. The damned ones were all hung with branches after being shot, or those who were not guilty of death were all sent to various construction sites after being raided and sent to various construction sites for labor reform. Only some people who usually do not do evil and have a good reputation have been retained, but they have also been forced to carry out land reform. (Note: "Zimo" is the toast, equivalent to the Indian Brahmins, in the middle of the Ming Dynasty by the "Nuohe" "down the top", the cup of birds.) )

Their kindness to the masses does not mean that they can be violated by the masses.

After the last incident of the onlookers storming the base, the officers and soldiers on the guard were very passive. Because the revolutionary army is disciplined, they cannot shoot at these masses who have no obvious hostility and aggressive behavior. But there are too many onlookers, and if it weren't for the fact that only a few people attacked the base last time, it would be really difficult to do.

Later, an officer trainee came up with a way to get all the guards to load their bayonets and bring in a group of military dogs, which worked very well. The onlookers no longer dared to rush into the cordon.

Now, although the guards of the base are still vigilantly looking at these onlookers, they are all a lot more relaxed, not like they were facing a big enemy a few days ago.

The company commander who was on guard duty inspected several sentry posts, and the situation was very good, and he said happily to the young officer beside him: "Xiao Hong, your method is really clever, and the masses will be honest all of a sudden." Hahaha, how did you come up with that?"

The officer was in his early twenties, wore warrant officer epaulettes (all yellow, no bars and no stars), and he was not tall, less than 1. 65 meters, but full of spirit. He is the first student of the Star Security School, graduating next year, and is now assigned to this company as an intern. Well, this so-called "security school" is, of course, the name of selling dog meat on the head of a sheep, but it is actually a military school run by Mr. Wen himself. According to the rules of the revolutionary army, cadets are given the rank of warrant officer during their internship, and after graduation, they are awarded the rank of second lieutenant or lieutenant according to their comprehensive results.

He smiled and said: "Company commander, my family used to be poor, and the landlord often came to the door to collect rent. We are not too afraid of the landlord's family, but once the landlord releases his big dog, few people are not afraid. I thought that our company's dogs are bigger and more majestic, and they must be more intimidating to people. ”

"Hahaha, I see. And what about the bayonet?"

"Many of my former villagers don't know how guns are, they don't know how powerful this thing is, and they are not too afraid to see the guns held by the landlords, but no one knows that knives can hurt people, and once they see them holding knives, everyone has to be a little timid. ”

The company commander patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Not bad, yes, do what we do, it's not enough to be bold and hard, you have to be willing to use your brain." Xiaohong, you are very good, you are worthy of being a martial artist from our military academy. In the future, if we establish New China, you may be able to become a general, hahaha......"

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While they were chatting, the airship in the sky had already reached the sky above the berth.

The diesel engine of the airship drives the compressor in the engine room, which extracts the helium in the auxiliary airbag, pressurizes it and rushes it into the high-pressure gas chamber for storage and later use. This is the device of a mature airship in later generations. Because helium is very precious, although the price is as cheap as no money now, because of the small production, the freight from the United States is not cheap, and it can still be saved. Even if it is a hydrogen or mixed gas airship in later generations, it cannot be directly discharged, which is for safety reasons.

At the same time, the air pump is also running, continuously pumping air from the outside into the main airbag. As the volume of air in the main airbag gradually increases, the volume of helium in the auxiliary airbag gradually decreases, and the buoyancy also gradually decreases, and the airship slowly decreases. (The layout of the main and auxiliary airbags of the later new airships is the opposite of that of the old airships, which are equipped with air and hydrogen or helium in the main airbags.) But the main airbag is on the outside, and once it is breached, the floating air body will leak. The structure of the new airbag is to install the floating air body in the auxiliary airbag, which is equivalent to an extra layer of insurance. )

When the altitude is close to 1oo meters, the three main propellers behind the airship stop, and the four auxiliary propellers on both sides begin to rotate, and under their thrust, the airship constantly adjusts its posture and position.

When the airship descended to more than thirty meters, a few tethered ropes were lowered. The ground crew, who had already been prepared, hurriedly caught the rope and put it on the mooring rod, and then the eight winches started at the same time to drag the airship to the designated position and stop steadily. This time, because it was to be loaded, the tethered tower was not used, but it was directly lowered to the ground. A few ground crews ran over with an escalator cart and leaned against the hatch.

Then the airship hatch opened, and the members inside rushed out.

"Hahahaha, that's amazing! I have long thought that airships are a powerful weapon for a strong country, but I never thought that airships could be used like this, Mr. Wen is really a genius! Director Lin, have you ever thought of bombing with airships before? And loading cannons on airships?" A middle-aged man in his thirties was still on the escalator, and he said to his companion with a red face full of excitement.

This is the famous "airship control" Xie Zhangtai, after knowing the news that Xingke had made the airship, he threw down his newspaper and ran to Neijiang to apply for a job. Knowing that this senior god in the airship world came to apply, Wen Deji was not lazy and received him personally. After talking about it, this old man does have materials, many ideas are quite erased, if it weren't for the accumulation of hundreds of years of information on Mr. Wen's side, he might not be able to compare with him.

As a result, Xie Zhangtai became the chief engineer of the Xingke Aircraft Factory, and after seeing the large-scale, advanced equipment like a science fiction aircraft factory, as well as some later airship materials in the data room, Chief Engineer Xie went crazy, completely rejuvenated the second spring, and devoted himself to China's airship business. He also became a New Year's friend with another airship controller, Comrade Lin Shenhe, the director of the factory.

By the way, Sun Wen's nickname of "Sun Cannon" was the first to be shouted by Chief Engineer Xie. He recorded his impressions of observing Sun Wen in his diary and vomited hard. On May 5, 1895, after meeting Sun Wen, he wrote: "Sun Yat-sen appears to be a rash and reckless man who will risk his life in order to establish his 'personal' prestige...... He doesn't think there's anything he can't do...... It's a 'cannon!'" On June 23, he wrote: "Sun never forgets the 'revolution,' and sometimes he is so engrossed in it that every word and deed seems strange! Sooner or later, he will go crazy." ...... Sun wanted everyone to listen to him, but that wasn't possible, because his experience had always shown that he was going to take a risk. ”

Lin Shenhe took off his flying cap, coughed dryly, and said, "Ahem, comrade chief engineer, have you forgotten? I have already resigned from the post of director of the aircraft factory. I am now the Deputy Commander of the Air Force Major of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, you can call me Comrade Deputy Commander or Comrade Major......"

"Hehehe, I forgot again, Comrade Deputy Commander...... Xie Zhangtai and Lin Shenhe passed the examination in January this year and became probationary members of the CSD.

Xie Jintai said: "After this period of actual combat, I now that our bombs are not very suitable, and it is not a big problem to deal with infantry without bunkers, but the effect on solid bunkers is not very good. In the future, our enemies are the great powers of various countries, and they are not as easy to deal with as the Qing soldiers, and I have inspected the fortresses of the British army in Hong Kong and Singapore, and our current bombs are simply not able to help. Not to mention that they still have battleships......"

In the first battle of the Air Force, Xie Jintai wanted to come with him, although everyone knew that he wanted to see the majority of the lively elements, but there was a legitimate reason why he couldn't stand him. Chief Engineer Xie said vigorously: "As the chief engineer of the airship, how can you not understand their performance on the battlefield and the evaluation of the officers and soldiers, so as to make improvements?" This reason was invincible, and General Manager Wen could only pinch his nose and agree, but strictly ordered his airship not to participate in low-altitude assaults.

Lin Shenhe shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands and said: "No way, the bomb we are using now is a modified 16o mm mortar shell, only 42 kg, and the special aerial bomb is still on the drawings, so it is too late to catch up with this battle......"

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